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    This document discusses various temperature, pressure, force, flow, level, and humidity measurement techniques. It includes questions about materials used for RTDs, lead wire compensation, differences between NTC and PTC thermistors, suitable temperature ranges for different thermocouples, laws of thermocouples, cold junction compensation, uses of bellows for pressure measurement, compensating for temperature in strain gage bridges, arrangement of strain gages for temperature compensation, discharge coefficients in orifice flowmeters, advantages and disadvantages of orifice and venturi meters, using rotameters in horizontal pipes, electromagnetic flowmeters, frequency output flowmeters, constant area vs constant pressure drop flowmeters, effects of changing fluid properties on rotameter

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    This document discusses various temperature, pressure, force, flow, level, and humidity measurement techniques. It includes questions about materials used for RTDs, lead wire compensation, differences between NTC and PTC thermistors, suitable temperature ranges for different thermocouples, laws of thermocouples, cold junction compensation, uses of bellows for pressure measurement, compensating for temperature in strain gage bridges, arrangement of strain gages for temperature compensation, discharge coefficients in orifice flowmeters, advantages and disadvantages of orifice and venturi meters, using rotameters in horizontal pipes, electromagnetic flowmeters, frequency output flowmeters, constant area vs constant pressure drop flowmeters, effects of changing fluid properties on rotameter

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    This document discusses various temperature, pressure, force, flow, level, and humidity measurement techniques. It includes questions about materials used for RTDs, lead wire compensation, differences between NTC and PTC thermistors, suitable temperature ranges for different thermocouples, laws of thermocouples, cold junction compensation, uses of bellows for pressure measurement, compensating for temperature in strain gage bridges, arrangement of strain gages for temperature compensation, discharge coefficients in orifice flowmeters, advantages and disadvantages of orifice and venturi meters, using rotameters in horizontal pipes, electromagnetic flowmeters, frequency output flowmeters, constant area vs constant pressure drop flowmeters, effects of changing fluid properties on rotameter

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    Psu Interview

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    This document discusses various temperature, pressure, force, flow, level, and humidity measurement techniques. It includes questions about materials used for RTDs, lead wire compensation, differences between NTC and PTC thermistors, suitable temperature ranges for different thermocouples, laws of thermocouples, cold junction compensation, uses of bellows for pressure measurement, compensating for temperature in strain gage bridges, arrangement of strain gages for temperature compensation, discharge coefficients in orifice flowmeters, advantages and disadvantages of orifice and venturi meters, using rotameters in horizontal pipes, electromagnetic flowmeters, frequency output flowmeters, constant area vs constant pressure drop flowmeters, effects of changing fluid properties on rotameter

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    Temperature Measurement

    1. Name the materials commonly used for RTDs. Which one has the most linear
    characteristics

    2. What do you mean by lead wire compensation of RTD. How can they be
    achieved?

    5. What is the difference between a NTC thermistor and a PTC thermistor?

    6. A thermistor is more suitable for measurement of temperature within a small


    range- justify.

    4 Name three types thermocouples and their suitable temperature range.

    8. State and explain the laws of thermocouple.

    9. What do you mean by cold junction compensation of a thermocouple? Suggest


    two methods for compensation.
    Pressure measurement

    2. Bellows are commonly used in conjunction with a spring. Why?

    Force measurement

    How the effect of temperature variation can be compensated in a strain gage bridge?

    How would you connect four strain gages on a cantilever beam so as to achieve maximum sensitivity and
    perfect temperature compensation? Show the arrangement of placing the strain gages and the bridge
    arrangement.
    Flow measurement
    1. What is meant by discharge coefficient in an orifice type flowmeter?
    2. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of an orifice meter and a venturimeter.
    3. Can a rotameter be used in a horizontal pipe line? If not, explain why?
    4. The magnetic field applied to an electromagnetic flowmeter is not constant, but time varying. Why?
    5. What are the flowmeters where the output is frequency varying with flow velocity?
    6. What is the difference between a constant area variable pressure drop flowmeter and a constant pressure
    drop variable area flowmeter?

    8. A rotameter designed to measure the flow rate of water is used to measure the flow rate of brine (specific
    gravity 1.15), without altering the scale. Would it more, or less? Justify.

    Level and humidity


    1. How would you measure level of a liquid inside a sealed tank? Explain with a schematic arrangement any
    one of the methods.
    2. Name different techniques used for level measurement of a liquid. Explain the principle of operation of
    hydrostatic differential pressure level gage.
    3. Name few instances where measurement of humidity/ moisture finds important applications in industry.
    4. How the moisture content in solids can be measured? Give an example and show the schematic
    arrangement.

    6. Explain with simple sketches the construction of measuring electrode and reference electrode. Why two
    electrodes are required for pH measurement?
    7. Why temperature compensation scheme should be provided in pH measurement?
    8. What special arrangements are to be provided for amplifying the voltage generated in a pH electrode?
    Justify.

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